Press Releases

Browse current and past press releases from The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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Heiko Braak, MD, Author of Parkinson's Staging Procedure, Honored with 2014 Robert A. Pritzker Prize

April 22, 2014

Heiko Braak, MD, who proposed a novel pathway of Parkinson's disease progression, is the recipient of the 2014 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson's Research, conferred annually by…

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Potential Parkinson's Therapy Secures $23 Million for Testing from NIH after Foundation Funding

March 31, 2014

Results out of a study funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) have enabled researchers to secure a $23 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…

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Parkinson's Biomarker Initiative Expands Study of Genetics

February 25, 2014

NEW YORK - The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a large-scale biomarker study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), is expanding to study…

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Foundation Outlines Strategies for Improving Clinical Research Recruitment

February 20, 2014

NEW YORK - As medical researchers across disease states pursue better treatments, they all share one limiting factor. Estimates hold that 85 percent of all studies face delays and 30 percent never…

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Crossing the Lines Between Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

February 5, 2014

CHICAGO, NEW YORK, TORONTO - As research unveils overlap in the biology -- in addition to long-noted shared clinical symptoms -- of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, three non-profit…

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Parkinson's Research Study Shows Inosine Compound Raises Urate Levels

December 23, 2013

Potential Neuroprotective Therapy Ready for Next Stage of Development after Michael J. Fox Foundation FundingNew findings published in JAMA Neurology from research into a potentially protective…

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expands Fox Trial Finder to Help Accelerate Parkinson's Trials Worldwide

November 13, 2013

Online tool now a global resource to clinical teams and trial volunteersNEW YORK, NY - Today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) launches its clinical research matching…

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Press Releases

Heiko Braak, MD, Author of Parkinson's Staging Procedure, Honored with 2014 Robert A. Pritzker Prize

Potential Parkinson's Therapy Secures $23 Million for Testing from NIH after Foundation Funding

Parkinson's Biomarker Initiative Expands Study of Genetics

Foundation Outlines Strategies for Improving Clinical Research Recruitment

Crossing the Lines Between Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Parkinson's Research Study Shows Inosine Compound Raises Urate Levels

The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expands Fox Trial Finder to Help Accelerate Parkinson's Trials Worldwide